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Israel's prison chief Kobi Yaakobi summoned for second hearing ahead of possible indictment
IPS Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi was summoned for a second hearing on suspicion of fraud, breach of trust, and obstruction of investigations. A pre-indictment hearing is underway.
'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons
Prosecution indicts convicted sex offender for repeated violations of supervision order
Israel faces worst prison overcrowding crisis in its history, report warns
Filber search allegation collapses as prosecutors close investigation
Prosecutors closed the case into Shlomo Filber’s claim of an unlawful search during his 2018 detention, saying investigators found no evidence to support it.
Ben-Gvir approves Druze officer as new prison service deputy chief commissioner
IPS chief Kobi Yaakobi recommended Israeli-Druze Hatem Azzam to the role, which National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir approved on Sunday.
NSC pushes to ban detained terrorists from receiving medical treatment at public hospitals
The Chair of the National Security Council, Zvika Fogel, raised a plan to stop detained terrorists from being treated in public hospitals. "We are not going to reward terrorists," he said.
IDF denies allegations of torture after BBC interviews freed Gazan prisoners
BBC interview released Gazan prisoners who allege that they were tortured while detained in Israeli prisons.
National Security Min. budget to reach record NIS 28b. as number of security prisoners grows
In response to the sharp rise in security prisoners, NIS 1.9 billion will be allocated to the Israel Prison Service for the construction of new detention facilities.
Hamas, Fatah officials warn: We will start wars in Israeli prisons
An imprisoned senior Hamas official told the Israeli Prison Service Commissioner: "You will end the war outside; we will start it in prison."
Ministers to Netanyahu: No Red Cross visits to Nukhba terrorists without hostage checks first
The High Court of Justice issued a conditional order according to which the state must explain why visits by the Red Cross's representatives to Israeli prisons should be prevented.
Far-left org. B'Tselem claims Palestinian prisoners subject to systematic abuse
The IDF has said it is investigating allegations of mistreatment of detainees at facilities in Israel
Yad Vashem, Prison Service reveal Holocaust education for inmates
This joint Yad Vashem and Israel Prison Service initiative is part of a broader educational movement within the penal system.
New report shows disturbing conditions inside Israel's prisons
"The conditions violate human dignity," the report stated.